In for review is an interesting lob wedge from INDI Golf called the Stingray TT. The Stingray TT spins 25% more according to, well, Stingray. Yet, the club is legal for play in competition.
The wedge features “ScoopBack” technology which adds forgiveness. The face is tall, with much of the weight of the club higher and more toward the toe. You can see that extra mass when you look at the toe in the photo above.
The grooves cover nearly 100% of the face’s surface area.
The club features a KBS Tour Wedge shaft.
I’ll be putting this wedge through the rigorous HOG test battery soon. My only worry with this one is the bounce is 8 degrees and I’m accustomed to a 6 degree bounce in my lob wedge. Who knows, maybe that will help more than hurt.
Stay tuned for the full review.
Remember the old Tommy Armour 845’s? Those were the days. Dick’s Sporting Goods is behind the Tommy Armour line now, and I’ve just received the new Tommy Armour TA1 adjustable driver for review. Check it out.
The TA1 is designed in partnership with Designworks, a BMW Group company. Hey the driver was designed by the same group that designed my car? The driver has a cup face which helps make the ball speeds high across the whole surface. The crown is made from carbon fiber, making it super light.
The sole has tungsten weighting to get the center of gravity low, which optimizes forgiveness and helps the ball launch high.
The driver comes in a crazy nice wooden box (above).
Review Pending
I’ve got another driver in the review queue and when that review is complete I’ll be testing out the TA1. Stay tuned for the full review.
Father’s Day is coming up. The TA1 looks to be a great Father’s Day gift idea for golfers.
Now that spring is over here we are in the “unbearably hot” portion of the golf season. Add some moisture and walking a hilly course like I did today, and we have a recipe for sweaty hands and grips that slip. I had a bad one today. The driver nearly flew out of my hands.
Perfect timing that a box of samples from Grip Boost came in for review. They make a special towel for golf grips, special gloves, and a spray for grips and gloves to enhance traction.
Above left: Grip Boost spray. Middle: Grip Boost towel. Right: Grip Boost Second SkinV2 golf glove.
Keep these in mind for Father’s Day, which is coming up soon.
I’m extremely excited to share that I’ve got a set of New Level Golf’s 1031 Forged Irons in for review. New Level Golf is a new company which makes three different sets of dead sexy irons, as well as offering a wedge line (hope to review those as well).
Manufacturing Process
New Level irons are different from many other forged clubs in that they’re forged from one piece of steel, then CNC milled to their final appearance. Look closely at the milling in the images. I did my best to try and capture the fine details of the milling in the photos.
I hurt my arm this past weekend in a tournament. I think it is a quick, bad flareup of golfer’s elbow or some extremely strained muscles.
I’m trying to find my old tennis elbow brace so I can try and give Wednesday league a go this week. It’s going to be painful not to try these beauties, but I hope trying them isn’t painful. That would be a shame. UPDATE: Found it!
Stay tuned here and on the Hooked on Golf Blog Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for some more “live” updates from my testing on the range and the course with these beauties. I’ll be testing for several weeks, then posting my full review.
Related
New Level Golf website
New Level photo gallery
It has taken me a couple of days to cool down from my 2nd round in the Salt Lake City Am. I came into the final round tied for 3rd place and played in the final grouping of my flight with the #1, #2, and the player I was tied for 3rd with.
Bonneville 12th Green
I started out well, with a birdie on the first but by the 3rd hole I’d made my first major error. I missed the green to the right, with a right pin. I was in deep rough and the green ran severely away from me. My chip was as good as I could hope for and landed in the fringe. But the physics of the shot were impossible, except for perhaps Phil Mickelson. The chip ended up 40 feet away. First double of the day. The next hole I did nearly the exact same thing. My 3rd shot on the par-4 missed the pin to the right, where the green falls off. The ball ran off into deep rough. I gouged it out, up the hill, and it came back to me. 2nd double in a row.
I could go on, but that’s how it went. I struggled to a 39 on the front, still in the mix. On the back I continued to gag with a double on the 10th. On the 12th tee I went to grab my driver out of my bag and I had a sharp pain in my forearm. I could not even pull my driver out of the bag. From that point on this “injury,” combined with a complete confidence meltdown, destroyed my round. I found myself dreading every shot and just wishing the round would end. I’ve never felt that way before.
I dropped from 3rd to 8th, still in the money, but completely embarrassed and disappointed.
When I got home I wanted to have a snack, so I grabbed some chips and dip. I dipped a chip in and tried to lift it up to my mouth. It was a no go. My arm hurt so bad I couldn’t lift a damn chip into my mouth.
I’ve been icing it for a couple of days, and taking some anti-inflammatories. But I’m afraid I’ve completely aggravated the old golfer’s elbow. I’ve worked very hard this spring to prepare for this event, which is the most important tournament of the year in my mind. I hit the range and practiced short game far more this spring than I have any spring in the last 10-15 years. I must have overdone it.
So here I am with piles of golf equipment in the office to review, and worried I’ll be able to swing a club.
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